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Wearable sensor for athletes detects potential head injuries
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- Written by Rob Matheson
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Head injuries are a hot topic today in sports medicine, with numerous studies pointing to a high prevalence of sports-related concussions, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, among youth and professional athletes. Now an MIT-invented tool is aiding in detecting and diagnosing concussions, in real-time.
Directly Reprogramming a Cell's Identity with Gene Editing
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- Written by Ken Kingery
Durham, North Carolina - Researchers have used CRISPR, a revolutionary new genetic engineering technique to convert cells isolated from mouse connective tissue directly into neuronal cells.
Targeting the Gut-Brain Connection Can Impact Immunity
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- Written by Marla Vacek Broadfoot
There’s a reason it’s called a gut feeling. The brain and the gut are connected by intricate neural networks that signal hunger and satiety, love and fear, even safety and danger. These networks employ myriad chemical signals that include dopamine, a powerful neurotransmitter most famous for its role in reward and addiction.
Smoking greatly reduces life expectancy for those with serious mental illness
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- Written by Terri Mellow
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Smokers with serious mental illness have their lives cut short by about 15 years, compared with people who have never smoked and who do not have serious mental illness, research from the University of Michigan shows.
American Red Cross Sheltering Thousands in Louisiana After Unprecedented Flooding
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Washington, DC - The American Red Cross is helping at least 4,700 people in dozens of emergency shelters in Louisiana after unprecedented flooding has left 15 rivers in record flood stage.
Pakistan Independence Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I send our best wishes to the people of Pakistan as you celebrate your Independence Day on August 14.
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